NEIL LENNON last night insisted Rangers should be stripped of titles if they were won by cheating.

NEIL LENNON last night insisted Rangers should be stripped of titles if they were won by cheating.

But the Celtic manager doesn’t want to receive medals as compensation for finishing runner-up in any illegally won race from his time as a player.

Instead, Lenny wants Scottish football history to be rewritten and recognition given to clubs that played within the rules.

The manager read Thursday’s Daily Record exclusive on the SPL’s move to strip Rangers of the titles won if they are proved to have signed players on illegal double contracts.

Speaking in Germany, Lennon said: “If they are stripped of titles so be it.

“It will be a moral victory for those who were treated unfairly.

“It won’t change my life but it’s right to do it for historical reference. What went on in the past cost players new contracts and bonus money. It might have helped relegate some clubs and cost managers their jobs.”

Lennon lost two cliffhanger SPL finishes to Rangers in 2003 and 2005.

Lennon wants those titles to be removed from Rangers’ record – but he’s not looking for gongs.

He said: “I don’t want any medals for years gone by.

“I can’t get the feeling back of what it would have been like to win those titles and that’s why it won’t make a huge dent in my life if Rangers are stripped of trophies.

“I don’t want a medal – I want to see rightful winners emerge and then we can close this chapter of the game’s history.”